Recent content by MethodsofDance

NBD: SR305E Pretty impressed with this so far

I have owned and played almost exclusively Ibanez SRs for my entire bass playing life so far. I've had an SR505, a fretless SR300, an SRX500, and I currently have an SRF705 Portamento fretless and I'm GASing pretty hard for one of the new SR305s with mahogany body and upgraded pickups. None of...

I almost bought an Aria fretless 5 string formerly owned by John Giblin (Simple Minds, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel and loads others). I had a suspicion it may have been the one he used on the Kate Bush track "Deeper Understanding". I love John's playing and all those artists so I really should have...

In terms of features and the feel of it, I'd be quick to label it the best fretless 5er in the mid end of the market. Most other ones I've seen just don't come near. I was also very interested in the GWB35 and a Shecter Stiletto, both of which looked very good too. I still think the Portamento...

I'm very pleased with my Ibanez Portamento. £650.

Basically I need a new 5 string for gigging purposes, that should be good enough to record with ideally (running through a Sansamp to juice up the tone for example). What I'm after is a beater, pretty much. Not junk, but not "great" as my budget right now doesn't allow for it. I've narrowed it...

I want to say Fender Rascal but not sure.

NBD: my new 5 string Portamento. GASSING after this thing since it first came out. Got this after returning an LTD fretless that had promise but just didn't do it for me in the end. This thing though, this thing is just fine!

It's here! Chuffed!

Some of my favorite tones: Geddy on almost anything, but especially Moving Pictures through Presto Sean Malone on Cynic's Focus and Kindly Bent to Free Us Steve DiGiorgio on Death's Individual Thought Patterns Peter Hook on any New Order release from the 80s David Ellefson on any of the...

Currently awaiting delivery of a SR705F.....been waiting a long time for this! Excited. I'll be joining your fine ranks soon, gentlemen.

It's a perfectly good first 5-string but you might consider saving a bit longer and getting an SR505. The electronics are far superior. I went from an SR505 to an SR300F (as my first fretless) and I found the electronics somewhat wanting in comparison. There's no reason it shouldn't work just...

Craig Adams - The Sisters of Mercy

I really like the Chromes and I'm also quite happy with Rotosound Jazz 77s. I felt the Fender 9050s started out great but got lifeless a lot quicker. I'm very interested in the new EB Cobalt flats.

I'm not really a fan of the post-80s Rush stuff tbh. Or even of the pre-80s stuff, though I like some of it. Not sure how much I like Roll the Bones either tbh! Permanent Waves through Presto is just such a blindingly good streak of albums. Power Windows is the album that made me a Rush fan. The...